History and statement of Mercer Colony case (Preston v. Walsh)
Subtitle: in U. S. Circuit Court at Austin, Texas
By: as prepared by Messrs. Peeler & Maxey, of counsel for defendant.
Contributors: Maxey, Thomas Sheldon, 1846-1921.; Preston, William.; Walsh, W. C. 1836-1924.; United States. Circuit Court (5th Circuit); United States. District Court (Texas : Western District); Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: State Printing Office
Published: 1882
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
Subjects: Preston, William -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Walsh, W. C. 1836-1924 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Land titles -- Texas -- Mercer Colony.; Land grants -- Texas -- Mercer Colony.; Mercer Colony (Tex.); Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846.
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.
Other titles: Mercer Colony case
Notes: Preston, agent for the Mercer Colony, brought suit against Walsh, commissioner of the General Land Office, to determine title to the Mercer land grant. The case was heard in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Fifth Circuit and Western District of Texas, at Austin.
Contains a history of the Mercer Colony contract, a statement of the case, covering the pleading, evidence, and decrees, and an appendix of related documents.